Software Engineer

Software Development Engineer 2

(Backend – Java)

Location: (5 days WFO) Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri

East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400093

Experience: 3–5 Years

Function: Software Engineering → Backend Development

About Company

The Company is a B2B fintech neobank simplifying business banking and credit for Indian businesses.

We believe that Indian businesses — both small and large — are financially underserved, and

our mission is to empower them through powerful B2B financial products.

Our offerings include:

● Business current accounts

● Corporate credit cards

● Payment collection reminders

● Working capital management tools

● Payroll automation

● Invoice tracking

● Rewards/cashback on account transactions and balances

We are building financial infrastructure that helps Indian businesses access liquidity, manage

operations seamlessly, and scale confidently.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer 2 (Backend – Java) to design, build, and

scale robust backend systems and APIs that power company's fintech platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Java-based backend development,

a solid understanding of system design principles, and experience building scalable, secure

financial systems.

Key Responsibilities

● Design, develop, and maintain backend applications and RESTful APIs using Java

● Implement business logic, data models, and algorithms to support product features

● Ensure high reliability, scalability, and performance of backend systems

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices

● Debug and resolve production issues and application defects

● Collaborate with QA teams to define and execute test cases

● Work closely with product managers and frontend teams to translate requirements into

technical solutions

● Contribute to architecture decisions and continuous improvement of development

processes

● Stay updated with emerging backend technologies and fintech trends

Technical Requirements

Core Backend Skills

● Strong proficiency in Java

● Experience with Spring / Spring Boot

● Hands-on experience with Hibernate / JPA

● Experience building RESTful APIs

● Strong knowledge of Servlets, JSP

● Understanding of MVC architecture

Database & Storage

● Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases & SQL

● Experience with ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)

● Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra)

● Understanding of caching mechanisms

Testing & Development Practices

● Experience with JUnit, TestNG, Mockito

● Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD)

● Strong understanding of SDLC & Agile methodologies

● Proficiency with Git

● Exposure to CI/CD practices

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.

Additional Job requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Math or equivalent
• BS in computer science or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant professional software development experience: designing, developing, and delivering software written in Java, C#, or C++, web development.
• Knowledgeable in object-oriented design patterns.
• Experience building highly scalable and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with service-oriented architecture and application/services development
• Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking

Ability to clearly and concisely communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across all levels of the organization

Job Description:  

Responsibilities: 

• Completing all tasks set by the supervisor and assisting wherever possible.  
• Observing existing strategies, techniques of coding, debugging, testing and adopting to the same 
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure 
• Ability to work in a team. 
• Good observation skills and a willingness to learn. 

Skills: 

• Proficiency in data structures and algorithms 
• Good problem solving and analytical thinking skills 
• Knowledge of Linux systems 
• Python coding knowledge 
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming 
• Good verbal and written communication skills.  

Requisition Raised by:  

Engineering Director 

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Mathematics, Statistics, or related technical field. Relevant experience of at least 3 years in lieu of above if from a different stream of education.

• Well-versed in and 3+ hands-on demonstrable experience with: ▪ Stream & Batch Big Data Pipeline Processing using Apache Spark and/or Apache Flink.
  ▪ Distributed Cloud Native Computing including Server less Functions
  ▪ Relational, Object Store, Document, Graph, etc. Database Design & Implementation
  ▪ Micro services Architecture, API Modeling, Design, & Programming

• 3+ years of hands-on development experience in Apache Spark using Scala and/or Java.

• Ability to write executable code for Services using Spark RDD, Spark SQL, Structured Streaming, Spark MLLib, etc. with deep technical understanding of Spark Processing Framework.

• In-depth knowledge of standard programming languages such as Scala and/or Java.

• 3+ years of hands-on development experience in one or more libraries & frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Akka, Apache Storm, Apache Nifi, Zookeeper, Hadoop ecosystem (i.e., HDFS, YARN, MapReduce, Oozie & Hive), etc.; extra points if you can demonstrate your knowledge with working examples.

• 3+ years of hands-on development experience in one or more Relational and NoSQL datastores such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, HBase, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, Neo4J, etc.

• Practical knowledge of distributed systems involving partitioning, bucketing, CAP theorem, replication, horizontal scaling, etc.

• Passion for distilling large volumes of data, analyze performance, scalability, and capacity performance issues in Big Data Platforms.

• Ability to clearly distinguish system and Spark Job performances and perform spark performance tuning and resource optimization.

• Perform benchmarking/stress tests and document the best practices for different applications.

• Proactively work with tenants on improving the overall performance and ensure the system is resilient, and scalable.

• Good understanding of Virtualization & Containerization; must demonstrate experience in technologies such as Kubernetes, Istio, Docker, OpenShift, Anthos, Oracle VirtualBox, Vagrant, etc.

• Well-versed with demonstrable working experience with API Management, API Gateway, Service Mesh, Identity & Access Management, Data Protection & Encryption.

  Hands-on experience with demonstrable working experience with DevOps tools and platforms viz., Jira, GIT, Jenkins, Code Quality & Security Plugins, Maven, Artifactory, Terraform, Ansible/Chef/Puppet, Spinnaker, etc.

• Well-versed in AWS and/or Azure or and/or Google Cloud; must demonstrate experience in at least FIVE (5) services offered under AWS and/or Azure or and/or Google Cloud in any categories: Compute or Storage, Database, Networking & Content Delivery, Management & Governance, Analytics, Security, Identity, & Compliance (or) equivalent demonstrable Cloud Platform experience.

• Good understanding of Storage, Networks and Storage Networking basics which will enable you to work in a Cloud environment.

• Good understanding of Network, Data, and Application Security basics which will enable you to work in a Cloud as well as Business Applications / API services environment.